mily for ever. Within the Senate, itself an oligarchy, a narrow ring, namely the nobiles, or descendants of consular houses, w

cid explanation of the character of Roman society and Roman politics, namely a nexus of personal obligations, is here followed

and untenable opinion that Brutus was Caesar’s son. 2 In alliance, namely , with both Labienus and Q. Metellus Nepos. 3 C.

nephew M. Junius Brutus and the husbands of his sister and daughter, namely L. Domitius Ahenobarbus and M. Calpurnius Bibulus

or two of the alleged Pompeian consulars (‘quos civis, quos viros!’), namely M. Marcellus (cos. 51) and Ser. Sulpicius Rufus (

they could support doctrines quite distasteful to Roman Republicans, namely monarchy or the brotherhood of man. The Stoic tea

eleven consulars only one was an active partisan, commanding armies, namely Cn. Domitius Calvinus, and he was no better than

e with the Metelli he placed deadly weapons in the hand of his rival, namely the appeal to the People against oligarchy, oppre

impeachable history. Enemies of the dominant family of the Scipiones, namely the Fabii and the Valerii, adopted a vigorous all

a narrow tradition. Under the old order a considerable part of Italy, namely most of Etruria, Umbria and the Sabellic peoples

representation, though indirect, was to be adequate and of the best, namely his own person. Italy was held to be firm for c

opose on June 1st to take another province in exchange for Macedonia, namely Gallia Cisalpina, and Gallia Comata as well (the

for August 1st; it may also have been known who was to take the lead, namely the respected consular L. Calpurnius Piso. The ba

IN the Senate three men of consular rank had spoken against Antonius, namely L. Piso, P. Servilius and Cicero, and therefore m

constitution of Rome as it was or should have been a century earlier, namely a stable and balanced state with Senate and Peopl

egality is expressly invoked ‘the ordinance enacted by Heaven itself, namely that all things advantageous for the State are ri

at least a magistrate and held his province through legal provisions, namely the acta of Caesar the Dictator. But what of the

eeches does Cicero mention Antonius’ legal title to Gallia Cisalpina, namely the plebiscite of June 1st. Explicitly or not, th

one of the five was an obstacle to Cicero, or of service to Antonius, namely an old enemy, Q. Fufius Calenus, one of Caesar’s

tonius. Five consulars were appointed to a representative commission, namely Calenus, Cicero, Piso, P. Servilius, and L. Caesa

of the territories which he claimed by vote of the popular assembly, namely Gallia Cisalpina and Gallia Comata, dominant from

nt the territories of Egypt. To Cleopatra he gave dominions in Syria, namely , the central Phoenician coast and the tetrarchy o

a was the son of Pompeia, daughter of Magnus, by her second marriage, namely , with L. Cornelius Cinna, praetor in 44 B.C. (PIR

(CIL XI, 5998a: Sestinum, in Umbria) and two explicitly to Caligula, namely OGIS 797 (Assos in the Troad) and ILS 190 (Aritiu

may have made his peace with Octavianus about the same time—on terms, namely the consulate. 2 Even Ahenobarbus went, stealthil

s, Archelaus and Herod; and there were three Roman provinces in Asia, namely Asia, Bithynia-Pontus and Syria. Such was the s

hrace and defeating the Bastarnae, earned a triumph but claimed more, namely the ancient honour of the spolia opima, for he ha

n years, in the form of proconsular authority over a large provincia, namely Spain, Gaul and Syria. That and nothing more. 1 F

Cicero. In the years of failure and dejection he composed a treatise, namely De re publica, in which Scipio Aemilianus and cer

reformed a little by a return to ancient practices, but not changed, namely the firm concord of the propertied classes and th

nus had governed Spain as proconsul in absence through three legates, namely one consular and two praetorian. The division o

en viri triumphales. Some of the military men were advanced in years, namely the senior consular Calvinus, the two survivors f

provinces of Illyricum and Macedonia; and such are in fact attested, namely three of the principal marshals of Augustus, all

rom purely military needs as well as from social and political causes namely the practice of placing centurions in charge of r

t might also earn commendation or patronage for a post in civil life, namely the position of procurator. Augustus enlisted the

isan of Augustus and a military man, the first to ennoble his family, namely L. Arruntius, M. Lollius, P. Silius Nerva and C.

ratione. ’ The examples which Seneca adduces support his contention, namely Paullus Fabius Persicus, ‘cuius osculum etiam imp

efore; the competitors for power and wealth require the same weapons, namely amicitia, the dynastic marriage and the financial

and Macedonia, flanked and guarded each by a dependent principality, namely by Noricum and by Thrace. The Roman territory was

ing armies under the Principate of Augustus only one besides Agrippa, namely M. Lollius, is honoured by Horace with the dedica

y territories, but only, from time to time, certain peaceful regions, namely the southern portions of Gaul and Spain (Narbonen

e established in this period, only praetorians in charge of the army, namely P. Vinicius and P. Silius, the sons of two of Aug

es, next to Agrippa and Taurus the most distinguished of their class, namely Lollius, Quirinius and Vinicius, all with long ca

gt;409 1 Seneca, Epp. 101, 10 ff, on Maecenas’ ‘turpissimum votum’, namely , ‘vita dum superest, bene est. ’ 2 Tacitus, Ann

ion of power appeared to be no different from its first legitimation, namely , a special mandate conferred for merit and by con

ll, this fruitful union produced five children two daughters as well, namely Julia and Agrippina, and the posthumous infant Ag

r perhaps disdaining, to join the inner circle of the dynastic group, namely the descendants of Cinna, Sulla, Crassus and Pomp

the following consulars served under Tiberius in various capacities, namely M. Plautius Silvanus (summoned from Galatia to

ime, it may be inferred, three state-papers were composed or revised, namely , the ceremonial which he desired for his funeral,

lcated from early days at Rome by the military needs of the Republic, namely readiness to admit new members to the citizen bod

an object of lampoons. More deadly, however, was the indirect attack, namely the publication of books extolling Cato, the mart

ither L. Marcius Philippus (cos. suff. 38 B.C.), nor another Marcius, namely Censorinus (cos. 8 B.C.), seems to have left male

to a four days’ partnership of the purple. 7 One of them left a son, namely C. Calpurnius Crassus Frugi Licinianus, whose his

ualities. About the chief persons in the government of the New State, namely the Princeps himself and his allies, Agrippa, Mae

e of Domitian. 1 There was another side to this fair show of phrases, namely , the real and imminent menace of a civil war. It